Leading Figures in History

Discover the people who shaped our world — from rulers and scientists to artists and activists.

24411 persons found

Théodore Pilette

Belgian racing driver (1883–1921)

Theodore Robinson

b. 1852

American painter (1852–1896)

Theodore Roethke

b. 1908

Pulitzer Prize winning American poet (1908–1963)

Theodore Schultz

b. 1902

American economist and Nobel Laureate (1902–1998)

Theodore Sizer (art historian)

American art historian (1892–1967)

Theodore Sturgeon

American speculative fiction writer (1918–1985)

Theodore von Kármán

Hungarian-American mathematician, aerospace engineer and physicist (1881–1963)

Theodoros Papaloukas

b. 1977

Greek basketball player

Theodosius Romanus

57th Patriarch of Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch

Theofanis Gekas

b. 1980

Greek footballer (born 1980)

Theophanu

Holy Roman Empress from 973 to 983

Théophile Abega

b. 1954

Cameroonian footballer and politician (1954-2012)

Theophilus Holmes

Confederate States Army Lt General

Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk

English nobleman and politician (1584–1640)

Theophilus Shepstone

British South African statesman

Theoren Fleury

b. 1968

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1968)

Theresa Merritt

American actress (1922–1998)

Theresa of Portugal, Queen of León

Queen of León from 1191 to 1195

Thérèse Casgrain

b. 1896

French-Canadian suffragist, politician and activist (1896-1981)

Therese Johaug

b. 1988

Norwegian cross-country skier

Thiago Almada

b. 2001

Argentine footballer (born 2001)

Thibaudeau Rinfret

b. 1879

Chief Justice of Canada from 1944 to 1954

Thibaut Courtois

b. 1992

Belgian footballer (born 1992)

Thích Quảng Đức

Vietnamese Buddhist monk (1897–1963)